Brush Fire Burns 15 Acres

August 27, 1987|Staff reports

JUPITER -- A brush fire that rekindled after being extinguished burned 15 acres of land Wednesday afternoon.

Firefighters were first called to the fire, at Central Boulevard and Indiantown Road at 12:55 p.m. Four brush trucks, a tanker truck and one rescue truck were used to battle the blaze, according to Palm Beach County Fire- Rescue reports.

The blaze was extinguished in about two hours, but firefighters were called out again after it rekindled about 4 p.m.

Firefighters extinguished the blaze about 6 p.m. Two firefighers were treated for smoke inhalation and heat exhaustion at Jupiter Hospital and released.